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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[February i, 1905. 



A TOILET APPLIANCE FOR AUTOMOBILISTS. 

 This illustration relates to a new convenience designed for 

 the use of automobilists and described as a Water Tanlc and 



Wash Basin, combined. 

 It is waterproof and air 

 tight, and collapsible 

 when not in use. It 

 comprises a wash basin 

 which the traveler on a 

 dusty road may often 

 find serviceable, and 

 also a tank for a reserve 

 supply of water. In cold 

 weather the basin and 

 tank may be used as a foot warmer if filled with hot water, 

 which may be used also for warming the hands. The ap- 

 pliance has pockets on the side for soap and towels. It is 

 the invention of Samuel J. Rosenfeld, who has applied for a 

 patent, and organized a company for manufacturing the article 

 on an extensive scale. [Rubber Appliance Co., Springfield, 

 Massachusetts.] 



SCHWEITZER'S SANITARY RAZOR CLEANER. 

 The drawing herewith is a perspective view of a rubber razor 



cleaner constructed of soft rub- 

 ber, in accordance with an in- 

 vention by Henry Schweitzer, 

 and covered by United States 

 patent No. 708,262. The upper 

 surface of the edge being escal- 

 loped, the notches afford differ- 

 ent curved surfaces intended for 

 contact with razor blades of dif- 

 ferent shape. The device is eas- 

 ily cleaned by holding it under 

 running water, and may be 

 placed under the shav- 

 ing mug when not in 

 use. It may be employ- 

 ed also as a lather cup if 

 desired, and for this pur- 

 pose may be made of 

 any suitable depth. [The 

 Schweitzer Barber Sup- 

 ply House, Altoona, Pennsylvania.] 



marble's "solid comfort" se.at pad. 

 The object of this device is to prevent sportsmen and others 

 from becoming wet and uncomfortable when it is necessary to 

 sit down on a snowy log. damp bank, 

 or in a leaky duck boat. It is worn 

 outside the trousers and may be in- 

 stantly applied or detached. Water- 

 proof cloth is used in its manufacture, 

 with an inner layer of rubber, the whole 

 being durably bound in yellow leather, 

 and perfectly waterproof. The seat 

 pad fastens to the trousers by means of 

 two metallic hooks connected to the 

 pad by adjustable bands of elastic web- 

 bing, and a narrow leather strap about 

 _^^ ij) each leg, midway between hip and knee. 

 It is made in two sizes — 16 and 1 8 inches 

 — and is relerred to as being extremely durable. Retail price, 

 §1 50. [Marble Safety Axe Co., Gladstone, Michigan.] 



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a rubber toothbrush. 

 The illustration herewith results from photographing a nov- 

 elty in the way of a rubber toothbrush, in the position on a 



linger in which it is designed to be held when in use. The 

 idea is that it is available for reaching the teeth, on the inner 

 side, more thoroughly than any other form of toothbrush, and 

 that it may prove especially desirable for invalids and persons 

 having tender gums. This article has been seen in a number 

 of American drug stores, having been supplied through a New 

 York importing huuse. The retail price is 25 cents. 



THE "anchor" rubber TILE. 



The illustrations herewith relate to a new design for rubber 

 floor tiling, one showing the outline of the die used in cutting 



out the pattern, and another giving an idea of the general ef- 

 fect of the pattern. Design patent No. 36,920, issued by the 

 United States May 17, 1904, to John A. Sloan, relates to the ar- 



ticle herewith illustrated. It is understood that construction 

 patents are pending. The tiling is of semi hard rubber, with- 

 out the use of any fabric for backing. [Anchor Tile Co., No. 

 137 East State street, Trenton, New Jersey.] 



Richard Guenther, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and formerly 

 United States consul general at Mexico, was asked recently, in 

 view of Consul Conley's unfavorable report on rubber culture, 

 for an expression, and he replied, according to the Milwaukee 

 lVisco?isin : 



I have reread my report on India-rubber, dated Mexico City, October 

 24, i8qo, when I was United States consul general at that city, and I 

 have not since that time come into possession of any facts which would 

 prompt me to rescind any of the statements I then made - - - I am 

 still of the opinion that rubber plantations in Mexico, if managed by 

 experienced men in localities adapted for rubber trees, will prove profit- 

 able. 



